Webmedx Receives Best in KLAS Award for Outsourced Transcription for 2009

ATLANTA and NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Webmedx, the fourth largest medical transcription service provider in the U.S. and the only leading company to employ a 100% domestic workforce, today announced it has received the Best in KLAS Award for Outsourced Transcription in the 2009 Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Professional Services report. In addition to receiving the Best in KLAS 2009 award, the company was also recently rated No. 1 in their category for professional services in the KLAS 2009 Transcription Services: Steady Demand in a Volatile Market Report.

A first-time entrant into the annual survey, Webmedx achieved the highest overall performance ranking ever for their professional services category, 91.2% Overall Performance, according to the transcription services specialty report.

KLAS reviews vendor evaluations submitted by thousands of healthcare providers and reserves the Best in KLAS award for top-rated companies in the largest and most impactful market segments. Webmedx's outstanding service, high levels of quality and willingness to accommodate customers helped land the company in first place in the transcription services report.

Company CEO, Sean Carroll attributes the Best in KLAS award to a 100% U.S.-based medical transcription service offering and a company-wide dedication to delivering remarkable results to its customers. "With Webmedx, all medical transcription is performed domestically leading to overall higher-quality marks than transcription companies who use off-shore workers," mentions Carroll.

"When comparing onshore and offshore transcription, onshore receives higher marks for both quality and turnaround time," stated transcriptions services report author Graham Triggs. "The top-five MTSOs are doing their work predominantly onshore." Providers seeking to replace or implement new outsourced transcription services can purchase either KLAS report at: www.KLASresearch.com/reports.

About Webmedx

Webmedx, Inc. is the 4th largest supplier of medical documentation technology and services for hospitals and clinics nationally. The company designs and implements physician-centric documentation solutions using the most credentialed domestic workforce in the industry and its own enterprise-class, speech understanding and content management technology platforms to deliver the highest-quality clinical documentation possible supporting patient care and safety. For more information, go to www.webmedx.com, email [email protected], or call 1-877-846-1200.

About KLAS

KLAS is a research firm specializing in monitoring and reporting the performance of healthcare vendors. KLAS' mission is to improve delivery, by independently measuring vendor performance for the benefit of our healthcare provider partners, consultants, investors, and vendors. Working together with executives from over 4500 hospitals and over 2500 clinics, KLAS delivers timely reports, trends, and statistics, which provide a solid overview of vendor performance in the industry. KLAS measures performance of software, professional services, and medical equipment vendors. For more information, go to www.KLASresearch.com, email [email protected], or call 1-800-920-4109 to speak with a KLAS representative.

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